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Japanese Tattoos - What's Your Take?

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From the lens Japanese Tattoos.

So, if you made it this far, I'm gonna guess that you're a fan of Japanese tattooing and Japanese-style tattoos. Let me know what you thought of this lens, ask a question or share your experience with Japanese tattoos!

  • TheLifestyleChanger Mar 17, 2012 @ 6:16 am | delete
    I am curious about the Japanese tattooing from the perspective that I have known many Japanese people and simply cannot imagine any of them having a tattoo of any kind. I have also been to Japan several times and have never seen a tattoo!
  • TomMaybrier Jan 17, 2012 @ 5:08 pm | delete
    I can't wait to go to Japan and get tattooed. My dream is to collect work from Shige at Yellow Blaze! Great lens!
  • mihgasper Jan 1, 2012 @ 5:44 am | delete
    I am not a fan of tattooing but I admire artistic aspect of this job and certainly enjoyed your lens. Cheers!
  • Northwestphotos Dec 13, 2011 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    Beautiful tattoos. But this technique looks painful!
  • jimmyworldstar Dec 12, 2011 @ 8:59 am | delete
    Incredible. The full body tattoos look really intricate and colorful. I would've loved to see your lens talk more about tattoos that a lot of the organized crime members their have.
  • jquod254 Nov 30, 2011 @ 3:28 pm | delete
    great lens! i've seen a lot of nice japanese-style tats around
  • seosmm Nov 26, 2011 @ 10:40 am | delete
    Great info. Very nice lens!
  • TattooBaron Nov 24, 2011 @ 9:39 am | delete
    Great job on the lens. I'm not into the Japanese tattoos myself but they are beautiful and very well done!
  • CritterLover Nov 22, 2011 @ 1:08 pm | delete
    Nice lens!
  • Rhidawn Nov 1, 2011 @ 9:50 pm | delete
    Amazing!
  • greenlungsofpoland Oct 30, 2011 @ 1:08 am | delete
    I got my first tattoos this year and love it
  • aquarian_insight Oct 28, 2011 @ 11:05 am | delete
    This is real body art! Great lens.
  • PeterStreep Oct 2, 2011 @ 10:42 am | delete
    such an ancient art. Good lens, love the pictures. I do not have tattoos but I've seen some truly beautiful made.
  • miaponzo Sep 16, 2011 @ 4:25 am | delete
    I think they look incredible.. they are fascinating.. but so permanent. I hate my tattoos.. but these are amazingly beautiful and so artistic..
  • andreaberrios Sep 15, 2011 @ 5:25 pm | delete
    Beautiful art.. I have tattoos and I love them.
  • Performancecars Aug 31, 2011 @ 9:14 am | delete
    Cool the detail is amazing
  • ScottHolt Aug 16, 2011 @ 8:35 pm | delete
    Hand tattoos look really painful haha.
  • relache Aug 27, 2011 @ 10:39 pm | delete
    I've actually had people tell me that tattooing by hand, when done by an experienced practitioner, is less painful than by machine.
  • Geeve Aug 11, 2011 @ 4:56 pm | delete
    A blessing for a stunning lens created by an Angel. You deserve it :)
  • Neoglitch Jul 28, 2011 @ 4:24 pm | delete
    Wow, very interesting stuff! I would love to have a kanji tattoo on my right arm, but that's about it. Having a full-fledged tattoo in my back is not something I would really like to do. Thanks for sharing! :D
  • aeknuth Jul 24, 2011 @ 10:44 pm | delete
    A tattoo is the mark of a criminal in japan. Beaches and Onsen houses (public hot spring baths) will have posted signs that say no tattoos allowed. Some images are associated with specific criminal gangs. If you show your ink in public regular people will be afraid of you and avoid you.
    It means something different over there than in the west. They def. do quality ink over there though, cause you dont want to mess up on the type of people who get them.
  • bensen32 Jul 14, 2011 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    these are awesome, good info here. I have 12 tats myself but none are like this this is crazy cool.
  • ForestBear Jun 30, 2011 @ 7:50 pm | delete
    Great lens, thank you for sharing!
  • Appsgalore Jun 22, 2011 @ 12:30 pm | delete
    Those are some wild tatoos
  • playercoach Jun 10, 2011 @ 2:57 pm | delete
    Nice lens. I just love tattoos and those youhave featured are beautiful. Just a reminder to everyone, be cautious getting a tattoo with letters or characters that may not be in your own native language--double chek to make sure the letters and characters really mean what you think they do.
  • MelissaInTheSky Jun 10, 2011 @ 9:50 am | delete
    Amazing tattoos! Wow! True art.
  • Cinnamonbite Jun 2, 2011 @ 7:43 pm | delete
    I don't have THAT kind of Japanese tattoo but I have a, "Golden Dragon," for going to Japan.
  • sorana May 11, 2011 @ 7:27 am | delete
    Wow ... fabulous tattoos.
  • SukoMiabals Mar 29, 2011 @ 8:42 pm | delete
    Most excellent! Thank you.
  • Widemouth Mar 19, 2011 @ 6:47 pm | delete
    I must admit the Japanese tattoos are quite appealing to me. Nice job compiling this comprehensive presentation. BTW I also loved your Miso lens and wanted to leave a comment but it didn't have a section so, great job on that as well. Miso soup helps pull radiation out of the body - the Japanese discovered this after Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • rodney528 Mar 16, 2011 @ 3:33 pm | delete
    Those Japanese tattoos are hardcore, but they look awesome
  • rodney528 Mar 16, 2011 @ 3:33 pm | delete
    Those Japanese tattoos are hardcore, but they look awesome
  • WildAnimalTattoos Mar 8, 2011 @ 8:45 am | delete
    I love the Japanese designs and the meanings behind them. Thanks for a great lens
  • raosrinivas Feb 2, 2011 @ 2:44 am | delete
    Very interesting Tattoos. Thanks for sharing.
  • JulioRancho Jan 9, 2011 @ 10:36 pm | delete
    I love the Japanese tattoo style. In my opinion the yakuza seem to have the most beautiful tattoos even though they are gang related. I have always thought it would be funny if some american trying to be trendy got something tattooed on them they didn't understand.lol. I have always been fond of the "heaven" symbol found on Akuma from street fighter.
  • TribalTattoosGallery Dec 2, 2010 @ 12:35 am | delete
    one of the best styles of tattoo, the japanese have truley made it a beautiful artform
  • AmbrosiaPopsicle Nov 12, 2010 @ 8:11 pm | delete
    Yakuza tattoo art is legendary.
  • ZablonMukuba Oct 10, 2010 @ 10:52 pm | delete
    i love body art, tattoos are awesome
  • martialartstraining Jul 21, 2010 @ 5:17 pm | delete
    I have never been a fan of tatoos but i like these, they are definatly more art than anything else
  • scar4 Jul 20, 2010 @ 9:13 pm | delete
    Japanese tattoo making really becomes an art. Thanks for sharing and for the beautiful pictures.
  • info-emedia Jun 23, 2009 @ 2:09 am | delete
    Wow, this is a beautifully put together lens and jam packed with information too! There's so much to learn, thank you for sharing!
  • clemency May 16, 2009 @ 6:59 am | delete
    Superb lens. I have tattoos on both my feet which were done by this method. Can't say it didn't hurt but they healed really quickly and look fab. This method seems much more meaningful than having a machine tattoo.
  • Floraluniverses Apr 9, 2009 @ 5:55 pm | delete
    Beautiful tattoos and a great lens!
  • rydigga Apr 3, 2009 @ 6:03 pm | delete
    Hi Rae,

    Very interesting lens. Thanks for sharing :)

    Ryan
  • inkedskin Apr 1, 2009 @ 8:54 am | delete
    i would want to have tribal arm tattoos, but not a whole body tattoo just like what those Japs have...
  • Ashiro Mar 27, 2009 @ 6:35 pm | delete
    Very educational! I'm especially glad I found out about irezumi being used mainly on criminals. I could have made a very embarrassing mistake when I start learning Japanese.
  • logo-design-czarina Mar 4, 2009 @ 10:09 pm | delete
    i love everything about Japanese art. And this lens just make me love them more and more each day! :-)
  • DongMei Feb 23, 2009 @ 9:17 pm | delete
    Your love of tattooing and authenticity shine through with every word. Thanks for a suburb lens. Some of the events you've been to over the years sound wonderful.
  • Feb 19, 2009 @ 10:55 am | delete
    Oriental and exotic designs, that's what I love about Asian art and culture especially Japan.
  • logo-design-czarina Feb 18, 2009 @ 11:58 pm | delete
    what can i say...this lens rocks....m/ ...and those tattoos are quite scary yet too lovely to describe...
  • Aaron-M Feb 5, 2009 @ 11:44 pm | delete
    I got inked while in Japan! I love it! Japanese style is unlike any other. The Japanese Artist are also different then American Artist. it's a tattoo culture and country culture thing.
  • Chris1392 Jan 31, 2009 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    Nice lens! 5 stars
  • Amitabh1702 Jan 29, 2009 @ 6:56 am | delete
    Cool! 5*'s for uniqueness.
  • Stepgree Jan 18, 2009 @ 9:06 pm | delete
    Fascinating, but weird!
  • Ajmartirano Jan 18, 2009 @ 12:03 pm | delete
    amazing lens I you have some really great designs here thanks for sharing
    I rated and faved you for sure
  • iron1 Dec 14, 2008 @ 11:40 pm | delete
    Awesome!
  • relache Dec 1, 2008 @ 11:11 am | in reply to susannaduffy | delete
    I've been tattooed for 20 years, and not a single one of them has "sagged" yet. What happens over time depends on where you get your tattoos on your body, what the art is like and how well you take care of yourself and your skin.
  • susannaduffy Nov 27, 2008 @ 8:27 pm | delete
    What will you do in a few years when it all sags? Or if you lose weight? I've often wondered what will happen to people (especially women) who have large tattoos. Is there a process available to "tighten a tattoo"? I know that there's surgery to remove tattoos but is there anything to repair?
  • relache Nov 25, 2008 @ 5:46 pm | in reply to FreddyBenstein | delete
    As I pointed out on this lens, there's already an entire web site that does nothing but that. No point in me reinventing the wheel, eh?
  • FreddyBenstein Nov 25, 2008 @ 3:33 pm | delete
    You ought to make a page on all the kanji tattoos that get screwed up by ignorant tattoo artists, or ignorant customers. I read Japanese, and every once in a while someone wants to show me their new kanji tattoo, and every so often, it has been completely screwed up. How unfortunate.
  • ChristiannaGarrett-Martin Nov 22, 2008 @ 9:39 am | delete
    Stunning artwork! A great lens and lensrolled to my tattoo lens :)

    Christianna
  • beachbum_gabby Nov 3, 2008 @ 8:38 pm | delete
    I like the designs but I like more the tribal and Aztec one. :)
  • papawu Oct 26, 2008 @ 10:52 pm | delete
    The artistry of Japanese tattoos are truly a wonder. I have thought about going all out with tattoos on both arms from wrist to shoulder, but have not taken that leap yet.
  • J_ben Oct 14, 2008 @ 12:44 pm | delete
    Great artwork.. nice lens...:)
  • Belindance Oct 13, 2008 @ 8:43 pm | delete
    This is true artwork, and it seems that this style is becoming more acceptable, not so secretive in many cultures. I have a few myself that I designed.
  • kiwisoutback Oct 1, 2008 @ 8:01 pm | delete
    Wow, great lens! Amazing artwork, it must be incredibly difficult to render these on a body.
  • protattoodesigns Oct 1, 2008 @ 4:47 pm | delete
    Again, another of your excellent lens, I'm becoming a fan!
  • Sep 22, 2008 @ 9:14 am | delete
    amazing! in making movies, we usually made a temporary tattoo as part of the costume.
  • DragonAsh Sep 19, 2008 @ 4:20 pm | delete
    Just got my first japanese dragon tattoo, its quite a big one it starts on the chest and goes over my shoulder down my arm to a full sleave.

    It was very painful on my chest and i was left with bruising of a few days, I have had the outline done and some shading, so far it has cost me £200 and will probably be double that when finished, but well worth it looks fantastic!
  • bigqin Sep 18, 2008 @ 11:50 pm | delete
    hellloo, so me and my sister want to get tattoos saying "sister/sisters" in japanese. We're actually 25% japanese and that's why we're getting them. do you have any pictures or websites that can show me how to write that in japanese?
  • darelief Sep 10, 2008 @ 10:36 pm | delete
    Very interesting.Cool lens. I've never had any tattoos, but those look good.
  • BigGirlBlue Sep 10, 2008 @ 9:54 pm | delete
    It's not surprising that this lens has been in the top 100 for 600 days. Congratulations on another informative lens.

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